F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Bahrain Tyre Choices Last year’s GP at Bahrain saw the Soft and Medium Tyre in action. Boringly, the top teams have chosen the exact same tyres for their drivers, unlike Melbourne (unless that was a typo on Mercedes’ part). Excitingly, Ferrari and Mercedes seem to be headed a … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23° Track 36° Humidity 42% Wind 4.1 m/s Prelude Hammering sun, grid penalties and a morning after regrets characterised the build up to the first GP of 2016. In addition to Ryo Haryanto’s award for remarkable entertainment in a pitlane, it turns out that Valtteri Bottas too … Read more
Ambient 17° Track 25° Humidity 61% Wind 5.6 m/s Prelude Well, new season bright and shiny new quali on a windy day in Albert Park. As the engines fired at least the prospect of how exactly the leaders would continue their brutal dominance. Likely by being even faster Summary Hilariously enough the best racing came … Read more
Brought to you by technical analyst Tourdog It has been a long season, but we have finally arrived near the end. I say near, because the FIA has announced that they still need to break the seals on Hamilton and Vettels old Power Units to make sure there was no funny business, but seriously – … Read more
photo credit: redditor /u/dunkm1n Back in late May, there were rumors swirling around F1 that Ferrari were utilizing the HAAS F1 teams current lack of Wind tunnel Restrictions as a means to develop their own car. The story was written by Italy’s Omnicourse, and led to an inquiry by the FIA. Ferrari International Assistance almost immediately … Read more
Ambient 25° Track28° Humidity 72% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude The weather at Abu Dhabi was every bit as boring as the lack of champers on the podium. An unfortunate P3 for Kvyat who ran only 2 laps before electrics sidelined him. Fortunately the politics remain entertaining as the grotesque 3 sided tango between Red Bull, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 41° Humidity 70% Wind 1.5 m/s Prelude AS the race start approached, an ominous thick black cloud appeared on the horizon, threatening all manner of chaos and disarray, suggesting a wide variety of metaphors. EU investigation, the disintegration of the Red Bull and Renault partnership, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in FIA Technical Documents looked at slightly irreverently  Not sure if you like technical documents but are curious? Why not start here and play a little PU poker. Wonder who’s most at risk of a grid penalty for too many engines? You have come to the right … Read more
Ambient 29° Track 46° Humidity 55% Wind 0.4 m/s Prelude A massive thunderstorm last night, strong enough to damage a grandstand, along with new kerbs and broken up pavement conspired to slow the cars, but sadly enough the weather for qualifying was perfectly boring. A 3 grid spot penalty for Bottas’ inexplicable decision to pass … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 55° Humidity 40% Wind 0.9 m/s Prelude Hot hot Hot!!! Brakes on fire and thermal issues likely with the brutal and oppressive heat at the circuit today. Managing tyre deg will be key. Ferrari has had the advantage in the heat in the past but … Read more
